Paternal Family Tree: Oxley
On 4th July 1871 [his father] Henry Oxley [aged 18] and [his mother] Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 21] were married at The Minster Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Halifax [Map]. The witnesses were her brother [his uncle] Frederick Bottomley [aged 24] and John Thomas.
Frederick Bottomley: Around 1847 he was born to John Bottomley and Sarah Whitworth at Sowerby Bridge [Map].
Around 1878 Harry Oxley was born to Henry Oxley [aged 25] and Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 28] at Barthomley, Cheshire.
1881. 1881 Census Lancashire St Anns Springfield Street. 5 Springfield Street, Lancaster.
[his father] Henry Oxley [aged 28]. Head. 28. Certificated Schoolmaster. Leeds [Map].
[his mother] Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 31]. Wife. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
[his sister] Ada Oxley. Daughter. 7. Scholar. Leeds [Map].
Edith Oxley. Daughter. 5. Scholar. Bedale.
Harry Oxley [aged 3]. 3. Son. Barthomley, Cheshire.
Frederick Oxley. 1. Son. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Ada Oxley: Around 1884 she was born to Henry Oxley and Mary Hannah Bottomley.
1891. 1891 Census Manchester Gorton Church Lane. 115 Church Lane, Gorton.
[his father] Henry Oxley [aged 38]. Head. 38. Schoolmaster.
[his mother] Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 41]. Wife. 39.
[his sister] Ada Oxley [aged 7]. Daughter. 17.
Edith Oxley [aged 5]. Daughter. 15. Scholar.
Harry Oxley [aged 13]. Son. 13.
Frederick Oxley [aged 10]. Son. 11.
Florence Oxley [aged 9]. Daughter. 7.
Herbert Oxley [aged 8]. Son. 6
Sarah Oxley [aged 5]. Daughter. 3.
1901. 1901 Census Lancashire South Manchester Chorlton cum Medlock. 11 Abbey Street, Chorlton on Medlock.
[his mother] Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 51]. 48. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
[his sister] Edith Oxley [aged 15]. Daughter. 25. Bedale.
Harry Oxley [aged 23]. 23. Son. Bookeeper. Barthomley, Cheshire.
[his brother] Frederick Oxley [aged 20]. 21. Son. Grocers Assistant. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Florence Oxley [aged 19]. 18. Fancy?? Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Herbert Oxley [aged 18]. 16. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Sarah Oxley [aged 15]. 13. Heywood, Manchester.
William Oxley [aged 11]. Son. 11. Gorton.
Winifred Oxley [aged 9]. Daughter. 9. Gorton.
On 30th December 1902 [his father] Henry Oxley [aged 50] died at 10 Rectory Street, Leeds. He left a widow [his mother] Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 53], and six children: [his sister] Edith Oxley [aged 16], Florence Oxley [aged 20], Sarah Oxley [aged 16], William Oxley [aged 12], Winifred Oxley [aged 10], all single, and Harry Oxley [aged 24], married with one daughter. He was buried at Becket Street Cemetery, Leeds. He is described as a Commercial Traveller; all censuses describe him as a School-Master? Grave 8804.
On 10th August 1904 Harry Oxley [aged 26] and Edith Annie Collinson [aged 6] were married at St Silas Church, Ardwick. He is shown as a Book Keeper. She has no profession. He is living at 109? St, Greenheys, she at 5 St Silas Street. His father's profession is a School Master, her father's a Mason. The witnesses are Joseph (possibly) Appleward and Charlotte Collinson. The service was performed by Rector James Clayton. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
Edith Annie Collinson: Around 1898 she was born.
Around 1906 [his daughter] Madge Oxley was born to Harry Oxley [aged 28].
1911. 1911 Census Lancashire South Manchester Didsbury. 41 Haydn Avenue, Moss Side.
[his mother] Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 61]. 60. Widow. House Keeper. Sowerby Bridge [Map].
[his sister] Edith Oxley [aged 25]. 35. Single. Milliner. Bedale. Shown as Bedale, Cheshire.
Florence Oxley [aged 29]. 28. Single. Photographers Assistant. Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
Sarah Oxley [aged 25]. 23. Single. Photographers Assistant. Heywood, Manchester.
William Oxley [aged 21]. 20. Single. Ships Steward. Gorton.
Winifred Oxley [aged 19]. 18. Single. None. Working at home. Gorton.
Harry Oxley [aged 33]. 33. Married 6 Years. 2 Born Alive and still living. Mercantile Clerk. Stone Merchant. Barthomley, Cheshire.
Madge Oxley [aged 5]. 5. Daughter of Harry. Didsbury, Manchester.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
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On 14th October 1924 [his mother] Mary Hannah Bottomley [aged 75] died at 41 Haydn Avenue, Moss Side.
Around November 1938 Harry Oxley [aged 60] died at Knaresborough [Map].
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Oxley
Grandfather: John Francis Oxley
father: Henry Oxley
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Richardson
Grandmother: Isabella Richardson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jeremiah Bottomley
Grandfather: John Bottomley
mother: Mary Hannah Bottomley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Whitworth
Grandmother: Sarah Whitworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah m Whitworth